November 2024 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

New book and book launch: smart cities and the environment
by Adi Kuntsman 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Dear colleagues I am delighted to announce our new book, DigitalTechnologies, Smart Cities and the Environment: in the ruins of broken promises(Adi Kuntsman and Liu Xin, Bristol university Press 2024). Drawing on academicscholarship and two case studies from Manchester and Helsinki, this timely andaccessible book examines what happens when these promises are broken, as theyprioritise technological innovation rather than environmental care. The bookreveals that smart cities’ vision of sustainable digital future obfuscates theenvironmental harms and social injustices that digitisation inflicts. Theframework of “broken promises”, coined by the authors, centres environmentalquestions in analysing imaginaries and practices of smart cities. The book usesthe notion of broken promises as a conceptual framework and as a lens to tell adifferent story about smart cities – and, in doing so, also to paves ways for anew understanding of the narratives, imaginaries, and the material andsocio-economic arrangements that configure the relation between technology,human practices, and the environment more broadly. We have our first online book launch on November 15th11am GMT / 12 CEST https://shorturl.at/mggFL- the event is free, but registration is required. All the best Adi -------- DrAdi Kuntsman, Reader in Digital Politics Head of Ethics, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Co-Lead, Digital Society Research Group Director, Digital Politics Summer School Department of History, Politics and Philosophy Manchester Metropolitan University SeriesCo-editor, Digital Materialities and Sustainable Futures

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CfP: AI Governance & regulatory sandboxes. Cambridge Forum on AI / deadline 01.03.25.
by Jascha Bareis 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Dear all, find here call for abstracts: *Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance * The journal invites submissions for the upcoming Themed Issue: *Experimental Regulation for AI Governance: Closing the Legal Lag with Regulatory Sandboxes? *The issue will be Guest Edited by *Hannah Ruschemeier (University of Hagen). * The deadline for full paper submissions is *1 March 2025* https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-forum-on-ai-law-and-gover… Best in the name of Hannah Ruschemeier Jascha -- *Jascha Bareis*(Profile) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/staff_bareis_jascha.php>(Scholar) <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bf1gf9AAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao>(LinkedIn) <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jascha-bareis-36082523b/> Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis(ITAS) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/index.php> Karlsruher Institute of Technology(KIT) <https://www.kit.edu/english/index.php> Research Group Digital Technology and Societal Change(FG DigIT) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/rg_digit.php> *Recent Publications* Ask Me Anything ! 😈How ChatPGT Got Hyped Into Being.SOC ARXIV Preprint <https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/jzde2> The Trustification of AI. Disclosing the bridging pillars that tie Trust and AI together.Big Data & Society <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517241249430> Technology Hype: Dealing with bold expectations and overpromising, with M. Roßmann and F.Bordignon.Journal of Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice <https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/7073>

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University of Queensland Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Communication Job Posting
by Leah Henrickson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Just wanted to flag to AoIR folks that the University of Queensland's School of Communication and Arts currently has a job posting for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Communication. Applications close Thursday, 5 December 2024 at 11:00PM AEST. Details here: https://uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/job/St-Lucia-Campus/Lecturer-Sen… ______________________________ Dr Leah Henrickson (she/her) Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures School of Communication and Arts University of Queensland | St Lucia QLD 4072 | Australia Room 302 | Joyce Ackroyd (37) +61 (0)7 334 68255 UQ ALLY: Supporting the diversity of sexuality, sex characteristics, and gender identity at UQ.

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WEBCAST NOV 7-8 – Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe (LACIGF) 2024
by Joly MacFie 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Las 3 pistas se transmiten por Internet. I will look at providing some ES/EN transcripts next week. [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8603217be2c790fe9a98a65…> El *7 y 8 de noviembre de 2024*, la 17ª edición del *Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=036157aa0085e53c02a51e3…>* se llevará a cabo en Santiago de Chile. Esta 17ª edición del Foro trae bastantes novedades, ya que, atendiendo al mandato de los nuevos estatutos del LACIGF, por primera vez se contará con un llamado a proponer temas relevantes para la discusión, un Comité de Selección de Talleres y un llamado a proponer sesiones para el Foro. *AGENDA https://lacigf.org/lacigf-eventos/agenda/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=938122505c563edf33c7fd3…>* *LIVESTREAMS https://www.youtube.com/@LACIGF/streams <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6c920fa76df70cdfd60c587…>* *TWITTER #LACIGF2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d455f7c2ec00fb2625c6bf5…> @lacigf @isoc_chile @ISOC_LAC* *,* *#LACIGF2024 MASTODON <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4ab82232c8b5ac5f7f14530…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2e5c14f69c6981f2df76da3…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3de87fc0eb5bb57e37435a1…> * *** ISOC.LIVE es un servicio gratuito de soporte de transmisión web comunitaria patrocinado por el Capítulo de Nueva York de la Internet Society (ISOC-NY). ISOC LIVE actualmente no cuenta con financiación. Si desea convertirse en patrocinador mensual, comuníquese con support(a)isoc.live. *** -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CCAOI Newsletter
by Joly MacFie 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Cannot too highly recommend the latest CCAOI newsletter - a roundup of global Internet policy developments from an Indian perspective. https://bit.ly/ccaoi-oct24 -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Question: MOOC social media scraping / sentiment analysis
by Laura Mora 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, I'd like to learn some digital humanities skills in the coming year, and was therefore wondering if you can please recommend any online course or MOOC to learn how to conduct social media scraping, sentiment analysis, social network analysis and data visualisation. I have found some, but it would be good to find the perfect fit, especially if organised by you or your colleagues. Much appreciated! Best wishes, Laura

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DSA Data Access Info Sessions
by Tromble, Rebekah 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear AoIR colleagues, With the usual apologies for cross-posting... As many know, last week the European Commission released its draft Delegated Act on researcher data access under DSA Article 40 and opened a public consultation period until November 26th. This is an important opportunity for members of the research community to share their thoughts and insights with the Commission. But that may be easier said than done for many of us. The Delegated Act is complex. And the consultation window is short–and comes at a VERY busy time of year. To help ease the pressure and offer an opportunity to share thoughts across the research community, I'm teaming up with the Coalition for Independent Technology Research to offer three 90-minute information sessions on the Delegated Act next week (one on Monday, November 11th and two at different times on Wednesday, November 13th; see the end of the message for full details). Each session will focus on the same key themes (i.e., there’s no need to attend more than one session): 1. What’s actually in the Delegated Act? What isn’t included and why? 2. What type of feedback is the Commission looking for? What type of feedback probably wouldn’t be very helpful (e.g., because the Delegated Act can’t address certain things)? 3. What insights or points might members of the research community be in a good position to help emphasize? Like DSA Article 40 itself, these information sessions are open to researchers from non-profit research institutions (e.g., universities, civil society organizations) anywhere in the world who might consider requesting data to study the systemic risks to Europe and Europeans posed by Very Large Online Platforms and/or Very Large Online Search Engines. Below you’ll find “Add to your calendar” links, as well as full Zoom information, for each of the sessions. Info Session 1 (90 mins): November 11th, 9am EST/3pm CET/7:30pm IST/ Add Info Session 1 to your calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=ZDE3bmFvcD…> Rebekah Tromble is inviting you to Info Session 1. Join Zoom Meeting https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/96761476242?pwd=7bFNN84FArbn7GRONtay0ibitdPddm.1 Meeting ID: 967 6147 6242 Passcode: 508090 One tap mobile +13097403221,,96761476242#,,,,*508090# US +12122258997">+12122258997,,96761476242#,,,,*508090# US Find your local number: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/u/afchL1tcs *** Info Session 2 (90 mins): November 13th, 9am EST/3pm CET/7:30pm IST/ Add Info Session 2 to your calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MmZnM3RlN2…> Rebekah Tromble is inviting you to Info Session 2 Join Zoom Meeting https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/93879693477?pwd=kl6sAaZKhR7blTOp68ARRfFGMcjynX.1 Meeting ID: 938 7969 3477 Passcode: 740699 One tap mobile +12122258997,,93879693477#,,,,*740699# US +16462551997,,93879693477#,,,,*740699# US Find your local number: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/u/ab94Z9SfFk *** Info Session 3 (90 mins): November 13th, 6pm EST/3pm PST/8am JST/10am AEDT Add Info Session 3 to your calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=bnY3Z2E1bz…> Rebekah Tromble is inviting you to Info Session 3 Join Zoom Meeting https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/95346159877?pwd=wn9jq9V8mJHHh4X14aacZ84V5VhPh2.1 Meeting ID: 953 4615 9877 Passcode: 216141 One tap mobile +12122258997,,95346159877#,,,,*216141# US +16462551997,,95346159877#,,,,*216141# US Find your local number: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/u/ao73Y7dcb ****** Dr. Rebekah Tromble Director, Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, George Washington University | Associate Professor, School of Media & Public Affairs, George Washington University | Advisory Board, European Digital Media Observatory | www.rebekahtromble.net iddp.gwu.edu

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CFP special issue Digital SW
by Hanne Stegeman 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Hi everyone, I'm excited to share the CFP for a Special Issue on international digital SW. For more info see: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/international-digital-sex… * Excuse the self-censorship, I just don’t want this email to end up in your spam * We’re inviting abstract submissions for a special issue of P*rn Studies focusing on Digital Only S*x Work. The aim of this special issue is to bring together contributions from a range of cultures and locations on digital-only SW. In this special issue we hope to explore how SW takes place on the internet, but importantly also from various places around the world. If you are interested please submit a 500 word abstract here by December 1st: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOsk8Ya6iqx3K3nFRRft-IB7ptZ6QG2ov… Our goals with this special issue: • Expand understanding of the organisation and regulation of digital SW globally. • Highlight activism and resistance against online harms. • Engage critically with labour dynamics in this space. Key topics include but are not limited to: • The social, economic and political dynamics of online SW. • Community formation among online SWers. • Innovative resistance strategies against state and corporate coercion. • The impact of legal frameworks on online sex work globally. We welcome submissions for traditional articles, but also encourage submissions in alternative formats, such as interviews. If you are unsure of how your work fits with the special issue or how you want to present it, please feel free to reach out to the editors to discuss: Helen Rand (h.m.rand(a)gre.ac.uk) Rachel Stuart (rachel.stuart(a)brunel.ac.uk) Yigit Aydinalp (yaydinalp1(a)sheffield.ac.uk) Hanne Stegeman (h.m.stegeman(a)uva.nl) Best wishes, Hanne Stegeman

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Final Data Workers' Inquiry Talk - "Who else does data work?" (Nov 11)
by Adio-Adet Tichafara Dinika | Universitaet Bremen 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, I hope this email finds you well. I'm writing to invite you to the final session of this year's Data Workers' Inquiry Talk Series, which promises to be a thought-provoking discussion on the evolving landscape of data work. Topic: "Who else does data work?" Date: Monday, November 11 Time: * 9:00 - 10:30 AM Pacific Time * 12:00 - 1:30 PM Eastern Time * 6:00 - 7:30 PM Central European Time This panel will explore the impacts of generative AI on labor and examine how professionals in creative fields—including translators, artists, and writers—are increasingly finding their work being used as training data without compensation. Featured Speakers: * John López (WGA) * Alex Minshall (Guerrilla Media Collective) * Oscar Araya (Arte es Ética) * Rafael Grohmann (University of Toronto) Moderator: Milagros Miceli The session will be conducted in English with captions available. To join the talk, please visit: https://data-workers.org/events/ I encourage you to attend this final session of the year, as it addresses crucial questions about the future of creative work in the age of AI. Best regards, Adio-Adet Tichafara Dinika Universität Bremen

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Workshop State Propaganda and Pro-war Consensus in Russia
by Ekaterina Grishaeva 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear colleagues, the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (Södertörn University) is pleased to announce a call for contributions to a workshop that delves into the role of state propaganda in crafting pro-war consensus in Russia. The workshop will take place on January 15th at Södertörn University, Stockholm. The goal of the workshop is twofold. Firstly, it aims to analyze various forms of propaganda to reconstruct the ideological environment that impacts individuals daily. Secondly, it strives to define recurring narrative structures in different forms of propaganda. A number of travel grants are available to cover transport and accommodation costs. More information about the workshop as well as the registration link can be found here https://www.sh.se/kalender/kalenderposter/2025-01-15-state-propaganda-and-p… *Important dates:* Deadline for applications: *20 November 2024* Notification of acceptance: *2 December 2024* Registration deadline for non-presenting participants in the workshop : 17 December 2024 The event takes place on 15 January 2025 Form of event: onsite with mandatory registration For more details, please contact: spr2024(a)sh.se.

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